International Animation Film Festival Nikozi

Festival Description

The main trait distinguishing Nikozi Animation Festival from other international festivals is that it is not a traditional competition that determines the winners in various nominations – Festival presents old and newly created masterpieces side by side. Festival participants and attendants get the opportunity to find out about new trends and developments in animation art around the world, and meet with famous film directors and other representatives of cinematography. For the youth interested in animation arts, festival offers seminars and master classes. The students of Nikozi Art School present their work and performances in singing, dancing, theater and animation arts to the guest of the Festival. The Festival is accompanied with a cultural program that offers performances in classical and folk music and sightseeing trips.

 2023 Call for Entries

The concept of competition doesn’t exist at the festival “Nikozi” and it’s not important how long ago the film was produced. We desire to meet the artists who regard the depth of creative thinking in the highest value. The festival will encompass much more than the screening of the films. Each filmmaker will be able to present their work and create an atmosphere that reflects the theme and tone of their film. In addition, we will have conversations about the art of animation and cinema and some of those conversations might even be publicized.

We are interested in viewing films created in various countries and with pleasure, we are inviting to our festival talented artists both experienced and emerging. We welcome works with unique creative perspectives.

The festival is initiated by Nikozi Art School and is held in the vicinity of a monastery. While we encourage creative freedom, we consider the environment we are in during the film selection process. The filmmakers whose works have been selected, will be invited to the festival.
Invited guests, please send us the following information:
Full name (first name and surname)
Country of residence and citizenship
Short biography
Resume and Photo
Link to your works ( If your work is not available online, please let us know how we can acquire them)
Contact information: Email, telephone number(s)

Please send us the following information: 

Full name (first name and surname)
Country of residence and citizenship
Short biography 
Resume and Photo
Link to your works (If your work is not available online, please let us know how we can acquire it)
Contact information: Email, telephone number(s) 

• Submission page

2019 Festival Coverage

9th INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL NIKOZI / FESTIVAL PROGRAM

September 1-6, 2019 Gori Municipality, Village Zemo Nikozi

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1  FESTIVAL OPENING

Nikozi - the Bishop’s Palace 14:00
• Welcoming recital by St. Alexander Okropiridze Art School students (Georgian folk dance)
• Georgian folk songs – Nikozi Art School students
• Welcoming remarks by the Metropolitan of Nikozi and Tskhinvali Isaia
• NOKOZI - an animation film created by Nikozi Art School students in the master class of Stephan Biriukov
• Greetings from the Festival guests
• Former St. Alexander Okropiridze Art School students’ music performance – Georgi Maghradze & Friends

Nikozi - St. Alexander Okropiridze Art School 16:30
• Nikozi Art House - Georgian Technical University Students Projects Exhibition
• Shadow Theatre “Miniatures”- Nikozi Art School students

Nikozi – Monastery Exhibition Hall 17:30
• Artist Temo Machavriani Art Exhibition
• Reception (hors d’oeuvres) hosted by Metropolitan Isaia

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

9:00 Departure from Tbilisi to Nikozi  NOTE: meeting place Rose Square
Nikozi - The Bishop’s Palace

11:00 Retrospective of Portuguese films – Fernando Galrito, Artistic Director of Lisbon Animation Festival MONSTRA (Portugal)
Break
14:00 Annecy Animation Film Festival (France)
Break
16:00 Screening films done by: Vladimir Leschiov (Latvia), Aude Ha Leplege (France) , National Film School in Łódź (Poland) , Alla Churikova (Germany), Irina Kodiukova (Belarus)17:30 Piano Music Concert - Tamar Zjvania
Departure for Tbilisi

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Nikozi - The Bishop’s Palace
Animation film program for children
13:00 Kaspar Jancis (Estonia)
14:30 International Short Film Festival Dresden (Germany)

Tserovani Settlement Cultural Centre

18:00 Festival participants meeting with Tserovani settlement residents
18:30 Georgian Folk Music Concert - DIDGORI CHOIR
19:30 Animation film program for children: Croatian films, Annecy Animation Film Festival (France) , Open Russian Animated Film Festival SUZD

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

10:00 Departure from Tbilisi to Nikozi
Nikozi - The Bishop’s Palace

12:00 “Matthew Passion” Johann Sebastian Bach - Georgian State Hand Shadow Theatre “Budrugana Gagra”
Break
13:30 Screening films from: International Short Film Festival Dresden (Germany), Paul Bush (UK)
Break
15:30 Creative Europe Georgia Desk ’s information meeting
16:00 Screening films from: Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - director, professor Otto Alder (Switzerland), International Animation Festival of Cyprus

Nikozi - St. Alexander Okropiridze Art School
15:30 Master class by Alla Churikova (Germany)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
9:00 Departure from Tbilisi to Nikozi

Nikozi - The Bishop’s Palace11:00 Screening films from
• CinéDOC-Tbilisi International Documentary Film Festival (Georgia)

Georgian animated films:
• Films of students - Tbilisi State Academy of Arts (Georgia)
• Films of students - Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University (Georgia)
• Animation film - Studio “Bao” (Georgia)

Break
13:00 Screening students’ films from: Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg - festival coordinator Eva Steegmayer (Germany), KONRAD WOLF Film University Babelsberg -professor Frank Gessner (Germany)

Break
15:00 Screening films done by: Sharron Mirsky (Canada), Anita Killi (Norway), Croatian Animation Film

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 FESTIVAL CLOSING

9:00 Departure from Tbilisi to Nikozi  Nikozi - The Bishop’s Palace
11: 00 Screening film by: French Animation films - French Institute of Georgia (France), Open Russian Animated Film Festival SUZDAL
Break
13: 00 Animation Film Retrospective and Master Class - director and animator Michael Dudock de Wit (The Netherlands)

Break
15:00 Festival Closing Ceremony
16:30 Concert - Gori Women’s Choir

 

The founder and organizer of the festival is St. Alexandre Okropiridze School of Arts of Nikozi.

NB: 2024 Festival Entries are tentative